Belonging to a group such as our family or community gives us a sense of security, identity, and peace. I imagine Matthias maybe felt uneasy or awkward being the new one to the group. I came across Saint Matthias, who was the person who replaced Jesus’ betrayer, Judas of Iscariot. You want to pick someone you feel like you can relate to and share similar interests with. “Choosing a confirmation Saint is a bigger decision than some people realize. It also struck my attention when I read research stating that Pope John Paul II now Saint Pope John Paul II canonized 98 Koreans and three French Missionaries who were martyred between the years 18 when he visited Korea in 1984.” – Adam Morency, St. Being of Korean descent I thought that having a Korean saint as my Confirmation saint would show my heritage. Andrew Kim Taegon who was the first native Korean Priest and was the son of Christian converts. I went home from school that day and with the help of my parents sat down together and looked up Korean saints on the internet. Alphonsus Catholic Middle School in Dearborn, our catechist at that time asked each confirmandi to pick a Confirmation Saint in preparation for us all to make our confirmation. When I was in 7 th/8 thgrade split at St. I was born on May 2 nd, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea and on August 9 th, 1991 I officially came from Seoul, South Korea to Dearborn, Michigan known as “Gotcha Day” or “Adoption Day”. Andrew Kim Taegon as my confirmation Saint.
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